The Symposium is organized by the Center for the History of the Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences (CHMCES) of the University of Insubria, in conjunction with the Italian Society for
the History of Science (Società Italiana di Storia della Scienza - SISS).

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Ezio Vaccari, chair(Center for the History of
the Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences, University of Insubria)

Libera P. Arena(Center for the History of the Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences, University of Insubria)

Andrea Candela(Center for the History of the Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences, University of
Insubria)

Carlo Dossi(Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences,
University of Insubria, Varese)

Maria Faccioli(Center for the History of the Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences, University of
Insubria)

Francesca Gambino(Department of
Earth Sciences, University of Turin)

Pietro Mosca (Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council of Italy, Turin unit)

Alessandro Michetti(Department
of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Como)